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Boardman Park offers adventures in learning
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Neighbors | Eartha Terrell.Richie Rice (left), was eager to tell his mother, Carol, all the things he’d learned while participating in Boardman Park’s Adventure Camp June 29.
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Children, camp volunteers and instructors smiled with Camp Director, Karen Mccallum , while they enjoyed games and fun activities outdoors June 29.
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Kennedy Pickard (left), Taylor Cayson and Elena Woods got a breath of fresh air while they played games outside during Boardman Park’s Adventure Camp June 29.
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Campers show off their art work during in class at the Boardman Park’s Adventure Camp June 29.
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Neighbors | Eartha Terrell.Kyle Varkonda (left) and Jacob Reese of Austintown, took a break from playing bingo during Boardman Park’s Adventure Camp June 29.
By EARTHA TERRELL
Kids received a crash course in the outdoors during Boardman Park’s Adventure Day Camp June 29.
“It’s important that kids are outside because they are learning creative arts, poetry, music, science, gravity, weather, animals, insects and everything. It’s a structural camp. We have a set schedule of times that they can count on, and that’s what makes for a nice blend between school,” said Recreation and Camp Director Karen McCallum.
The nine-week program, which lasts through Aug. 19 is open to any child. Parents can register at the Boardman Park Office or online, according to McCallum. Through games, experiments and observations, children receive hands-on knowledge about the world around them.
“It’s really fun. I liked when the pop exploded. I learned that when you put a Mentos in pop it will explode because they don’t really mix well, said 8-year-old camper Hannah Heirkkinens.
Children also received a first-hand account of the life cycle of a butterfly from its cocoon to the moment it spreads it wings in a butterfly bungalow.
Parents were eager to listen to their children as they told them about everything they’d learned. Some parents were just as excited to know that their children were not only having fun, but learning about the science of nature as well.
“I love it because he’s learning and having fun. They took them to a raccoon house. They do a lot of art and they learned how a butterfly develops,” said parent Carol Rice.